Quick definitions from WordNet (force)▸ noun:physical energy or intensity ("He hit with all the force he could muster")▸ noun:a powerful effect or influence ("The force of his eloquence easily persuaded them")▸ noun:a group of people having the power of effective action ("He joined forces with a band of adventurers")▸ noun:group of people willing to obey orders ("A public force is necessary to give security to the rights of citizens")▸ noun:(physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity ("Force equals mass times acceleration")▸ noun:an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists) ("He may accomplish by craft in the long run what he cannot do by force and violence in the short one")▸ noun:(of a law) having legal validity▸ noun:one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority ("May the force be with you")▸ noun:a unit that is part of some military service ("He sent Caesar a force of six thousand men")▸ verb:impose or thrust urgently, importunately, or inexorably ("She forced her diet fads on him")▸ verb:do forcibly; exert force ("Don't force it!")▸ verb:force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically▸ verb:take by force▸ verb:urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate▸ verb:move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"▸ verb:cause to move along the ground by pulling▸ verb:squeeze like a wedge into a tight space▸ verb:to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"▸ name: A surname (rare: 1 in 100000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #7982)
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